Social Media and State-Of-The-Art Technology: Viable Tools to Combat Insecurity and Terrorism

By
Don Okereke

Social Media are internet or Phone based applications that enable people to communicate, share resources and information in real time. Social Media, Open Source Analysis/Software’s and Crowd Sourcing (obtaining needed services, ideas, or information by soliciting contributors from a large group of people especially from an online community rather than traditional sources) have immensely revolutionized the way information and knowledge are generated and disseminated.

Social media is like a two-edged sword: it can be a threat to National Security and also has the propensity to tone up National Security if well reined in. Facebook and Twitter are inadvertently effective tools for organizing protests. Both played major roles during the Arab Spring.

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Don Okereke
(Security Analyst & Consultant)
Abuja, Nigeria
Email: donnuait@yahoo.com
Phone: +2347080008285